Could I－then－shut the door－
Lest my beseeching face－at last－
Rejected－be－of Her?
Lest my beseeching face－at last－
Rejected－be－of Her?
(F.188/J.220)
[1] shut the door:: to close the door rudely.
[2] beseeching:: a pleading to shut the door.
[3] Rejected:: spewed, expelled from the mouth or stomach (OED 1667, 1825). of Her:: of her face Dickinson spewed.
Spew has an variant spelling as spue, close to sue. This poem was sent to Sue, Susan Dickinson.
